Health Cluster Objectives to Combat COVID-19 in Malawi
The Health Cluster in Malawi has outlined specific objectives to tackle COVID-19, including strengthening coordination, providing accurate information, detecting cases, minimizing transmission, offering testing services, managing confirmed cases, mobilizing supplies, and enhancing hospital capacity. The goal is to prevent further escalation of the epidemic and reduce morbidity and mortality from COVID-19 in the country by December 2020.
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Health Cluster - Overall Cluster Goal The overall goal of the health cluster is to prevent the further escalation of the epidemic, rapidly detect new infections, reduce morbidity and mortality from COVID-19 in the country.
Specific objectives (pILLARS) and initial cost estimates 1. 1. To strengthen coordination and leadership for the health sector response towards the COVID To strengthen coordination and leadership for the health sector response towards the COVID- -19 epidemic in Malawi by December 2020 estimated costs : USD epidemic in Malawi by December 2020 estimated costs : USD 406,725 2. 2. To provide meaningful, relevant, accurate and actionable information on COVID To provide meaningful, relevant, accurate and actionable information on COVID- -19 to all Malawians through to December 2020 USD through to December 2020 USD 984,059 3. 3. To detect COVID To detect COVID- -19 cases and contacts in Malawi through to December 2020. 19 cases and contacts in Malawi through to December 2020. USD 3,749,322. . 4. 4. To strengthen all POEs in order to minimize the transmission of COVID To strengthen all POEs in order to minimize the transmission of COVID- -19 from other countries to Malawi by December 2020 Malawi by December 2020 USD 2,913,474 5. 5. To provide timely and quality testing services for COVID To provide timely and quality testing services for COVID- -19 to ensure early detection for rapid appropriate interventions by December 2020 appropriate interventions by December 2020. USD 383,429 6. 6. To manage all COVID To manage all COVID- -19 confirmed cases through provision of clinical, nursing and psychosocial care 19 confirmed cases through provision of clinical, nursing and psychosocial care at all levels of health service delivery by December 2020 USD at all levels of health service delivery by December 2020 USD 4,143,266 19 19 to all Malawians 19 from other countries to 19 to ensure early detection for rapid
Specific objectives continued (Pillars) 7 7. . To by 2020 by 2020 : USD : 149,261 8. 8. To mobilize COVID To mobilize COVID- -19 supplies, medicines, equipment, and pre 19 supplies, medicines, equipment, and pre- -position and deliver them by December 2020. USD 2020. USD 69,285,205 9. 9. To strengthen capacity of all district and central hospitals to deliver services for moderately and severely To strengthen capacity of all district and central hospitals to deliver services for moderately and severely ill patients affected by COVID ill patients affected by COVID- -19 and isolate cases by December 2020 USD 19 and isolate cases by December 2020 USD 11,448,912 (likely to increase considerably ) equipment procurement reflected in Supplies costs of tents for ETUS and district level , installation of utilities , floors WASH etc 10 To maintain equitable access to essential health services delivery to minimize consequences and maintain equitable access to essential health services delivery to minimize consequences and mitigate the impact of COVID mitigate the impact of COVID- -19 on the population through to December 2020. 19 on the population through to December 2020. USD 10,160 11. To provide adequate and qualified surveillance, lab, clinical and relevant health human resources for 11. To provide adequate and qualified surveillance, lab, clinical and relevant health human resources for COVID COVID- -19 response 19 response to be finalised To prevent and control the spread of COVID prevent and control the spread of COVID - -19 through implementation of IPC measures at all levels 19 through implementation of IPC measures at all levels position and deliver them by December
Progress on plan development Objectives outcomes and activities developed Activities to be reviewed and remove duplications Costing to be cleaned , Infrastructure and equipment to be finalized Presentation to DODMA and other clusters done today To align with District plans
